Carpet golf course



Oct. 17, 1939., R. w. DAVIS CARPET GOLF COURSE Filed June 21, 1938@WSINVENTOR ATTORNEYS v Patented Oct. 17, 1939 UNITED STATES PATENTFFlCE 1 Claim.

This invention relates to golf courses and has for the primary objectthe provision of a device of this character which will be inexpensive toconstruct and maintain in eicient playing condition and which willwithstand severe usage and may be easily and economically repaired orreconditioned when necessary.

With these and other objects in View, this invention consists in certainnovel features of conlo struction, combination and arrangement of partsto be hereinafter more fully described and claimed. tf

For a complete understanding of myinvention, reference is to be had tothe following description 16 and accompanying drawing, in which- Figure1 is a fragmentary top plan view illus-` trating a golf courseconstructed in accordance with my invention.

Figure 2 is a sectional view taken on line 2 2 lo of Figure 1.

Referring in detail to the drawing, the numeral I indicates in entiretya. fragmentary portion of a golf course. The fairway of the course isindicated by the characterA and the green by the g5 character B. Anysize green or fairway may be employed to meet the needs of the game. Inconstructing the course, a mold 2 is set up in the ground of anyselected shape. The mold is filled with concrete or some other moldablematerial 80 which will'readily harden and form a rigid base 3. The baseof the green has formed therein a recess to provide a ball cup 4. Thetop face of the base is flush with the upper edges of the mold 2. Acarpet 5 covers the top face of the base 35 and overlaps the upper edgesof the mold and is secured onto the latter by fasteners 6. The carpetpresents a playing surface on the base and has an opening 1 aligningwith the cup 4 so that a ball played over the carpet on the green may 40enter the cup. The carpet may be cemented onto the surface of the base.

A railing 8 is supported by the mold and rests upon the edges of thecarpet with the fasteners concealed. The railing provides a guard about45 the playing surface to prevent a ball from rolling off of thesurface. At the teeing end of the fairway ofthe course the railing isomitted. The carpet 5 may be of a vegetable matter, animal or mineral4matter or some synthetic product. In the showing in the drawing thecarpet is made 5 from animal matter such as hair, suitably woven with afiller strip 9 of burlap or some other similar material. The carpet willoier a desired resistance in the rolling of a ball over the coursesimilar to that offered by closely cropped grass. 10

A golf course constructed in accordance with the foregoing will providea very efficient playing surface. The hair of the carpet will not absorbwater readily thus permitting the playing course to be used immediatelyafter a rain. The carpet is capable of withstanding severe wear or usageand will permit the course to be reconditioned by simply the removal ofthe carpet from the base and the substitution of another therefor whenworn. The carpet secured on the base and 2g the mold will be preventedfrom creeping and always presenting an efficient playing surface for thecourse.

The course constructed through the use of a rigid base and the carpet asa playing surface on the base will afford a true and accurate playingsurface which does not have to be conditioned except with the use of abroom or vacuum until replacement of the carpet is needed due to wearthrough the use of the carpet ove:` a long period of time.

What is claimed is:

A golf course structure comprising a rigid, solid base including aboundary mold frame and a filling ush with the top edge portion of theframe, a characteristic carpet covering the top face of the base andextending marginally onto 'the top edge portion of the mold frame, saidmarginal portion of the carpet being fastened 'directly to the top ofthe mold frame, and a 40 separate guard rail secured to said mold frameon top of the attached marginal portion of the carpet and functioning asa. supplemental fastening for the carpet.

' RICHARD W. DAVIS. 45

